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Global surveillance expert ignores evidence, declares "1936 Olympics a hoax" (midwest.social)
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

is this the Glenn Greenwald? When did a jounalist who helped reveal the Snowden leaks turn MAGA dipshit?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He's been big on promoting Russian government talking points for a while now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah I think this isn't the first time I read some questionable statement from him :/

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also the same Glenn Greenwald who repeatedly talked about the danger he was in because of what he reported on the U.S. government... while safely living in Brazil.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, Bolsonaro would have extradited his own family for the right price.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This was long before that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What was long before what?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Greenwald complaining that the U.S. would come and get him at any moment. Long before Balsonaro was in power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mhh... Bolsonaro came to power in 2019 - Greenwald being worried about his safety in Brazil wasn't on my radar before, but then again I would not exactly consider Brazil a country safe from CIA hitmen. But I just saw that Greenwald lost his husband in late spring 2023, so that might explain his going ga-ga. Mourning does things to some people's minds. :/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This was when Snowden leaked all the info to him, which was 2013. He spent like 3 years regularly saying his life was in danger. It was not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would say just the fact that someone didn't get murdered is a very weak argument to claim their life was not in danger. In other words, I think your assessment is less likely to be true than his.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There was zero evidence his life was in danger. He just decided it was because he’s a whiner.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Now you sound like a MAGA troll, spouting trivially refutable nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes. You’ve figured me out. I’m a MAGA troll because I don’t automatically believe things without evidence. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, but because you make up stuff without evidence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Such as?